HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE LAAC 2026-07-07 2024-2026 ACTIONS
HEATHER L. KIMBALL MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
JAMES E. HUSTACE
HOLEKA GORO INABA
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
JENN KAGIWADA
Vice Chair
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS
th
27 Session
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i
July 7, 2026
11:30 a.m.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 12:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 168: REPEALS ORDINANCE NOS. 19-38, 09-50, 09-49, 06-138, 06-137, 95-118,
92-36, 90-10, 86-49, 533 (1980), AND 594 (1973) AND AMENDS
CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 8, SECTION 25-8-3 (NORTH KONA ZONING MAP)
AND SECTION 25-8-5 (KAILUA URBAN ZONING MAP), OF THE HAWAI‘I
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING
THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM VILLAGE COMMERCIAL –
7,500 SQUARE FEET (CV-7.5) AND MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL –
2,500 SQUARE FEET (RM-2.5) TO DOUBLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL –
3,750 SQUARE FEET (RD-3.75) AND AGRICULTURAL – FIVE ACRES
THTHTH
(A-5 A) AT HIENALOLI 4, 5, AND 6, NORTH KONA, HAWAIʻI,
COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 7-5-010:013
(Planning Director Initiated) (Area: 6.467 acres)
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation
to revert the current zoning of 3.331 acres from Village Commercial to
Double-Family Residential and 3.227 acres from Multiple-Family Residential
to Unplanned zoning district. This property is located on the north side of
Hualālai Road, approximately 1,000 feet east of its intersection with Kuakini
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Highway, Hienaloli 4 and 5, North Kona.
Reference: Comm. 937
Intr. by: Council Member Kimball (B/R)
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Onishi, and Chair Kimball – 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Villegas –1.
Excused: None.
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Comm. 937.1: From Planning Director Jeffrey W. Darrow, dated May 29, 2026, transmitting a
PowerPoint presentation for Bill 168.
ADJOURNMENT – 12:37 p.m.
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